If you're a fan of the Mac OS X dock at the bottom of the screen and you're looking for something similar for Windows, look no further! Stardock Objectdock offers that convenience and some customization for free. There's a plus version, costing money, that promises a few more features but I try to stick to only those things where the price is right. You can put any … [Read more...]
No-IP.com – Dynamic DNS for hosting
If you're looking for a way to easily and reliably get to your machine but you're stuck with a dynamic IP address, you might look into No-IP.com. They provide a service at different levels from free to costing, depending on how much you want. If you want to be able to SSH into your machine, setup an FTP server temporarily, or host some files you can use the free service. It … [Read more...]
Windows locked out account tools
If for any reason there is a sudden rash of user accounts locking the following tools might be useful. The AD console allows you to right click on a User and view the properties of the account. Under the 'Account' tab there is a checkbox that says "Account is locked." If it is checked, the account is locked. Simply uncheck the box to unlock the account. lockoutstatus.exe is … [Read more...]
XAMPP – Easy Windows web server
In a matter of minutes, a package can be installed and convert your desktop machine to a web server. Using XAMPP, the ability to create a web server is very easy. It works for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Solaris. It installs Apache, MySQL, and PHP. After that, start the service and you're ready to go. Simply copy a file to C:xampphtdocs and it's available on the web. With … [Read more...]
Remote Administration – Troubleshooting without leaving your chair
Remote Desktop - Windows Server 2003 allows you to connect with multiple sessions so you can use Remote Desktop (available from Windows 2000-Vista) to work in the background to perform installs or other routine maintenance. Other operating systems have limitations on the multiple session aspect, so if you connect to a Windows XP machine, you would have to disconnect a local … [Read more...]